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Volleyball drills for technique defense / passing / digging / diving / reception

  • Trainer is at position 3 with 2 helpers,
  • First ball smash at position 5,
  • then short ball on 3 meters and then deep ball at the right back.
drawing Defense 3 balls
  • players stand in groups of 3
  • 1 player sits on a skirting board (2 parts of it) with feet on the ground (in proper position like reception) on the 3m line and plays the ball in reception position to the passer.
  • Another player stands on the passer position and will catch the ball which the player on the skirting board will play to him in reception.
  • A 3rd player (standing on a rise) throws or hits the ball to the player on the skirting board.
  • This ball must come from high so that there is a build up to a solid reception.
  • The passer throws every time the caught ball to the one who throws in.
  • After x number of times you change positions.






  • Throw one side overhead
  • the other sitting low
  • and then drop to their knees and continue on the ground
  • We play 3 against 3 on a half field,
    • pass,
    • set-up
    • and attack (aimed and not hard),
  • After playing the ball, everyone rotates a position.
  • When the ball lands on the ground,
  • just bring it in by playing overhand, NOT serving.
  • If there are too many players, then 1 in the waiting room to come in for the pass.
drawing Party on half field
  • All in the field.
  • Get down on your knees.
  • Trainer points where to go from left to right or front or back.
  • 5 - 1 line-up,
    • 3 players on the serving side
    • and 5 players on the defensive side.
  • Trainer (Libero) defends on POS VI,
  • Passeur stands at POS I and then 3 attackers at POS II, III (mid) and IV.
  • 3 defenders on the other side and try to defend the ball, we play the rally on!
  • It is allowed to block.
  • The trainer throws the ball over to 1 of the 3 players and the passer runs around the cone to the mat and tries to catch the ball on the mat and put it in the basket.
  • The 2 reserves do ladder exercises and then one of the reserves takes the place of the reception player and the reception player becomes a passer and the passer becomes a reserve.
  • While the one player does the reception, the other two move to their home positions and get ready to attack.
drawing course
  • X short ball on 3 metres, 1 defends
  • then C attack long on 1 to pos. 5, 
  • then X attack long on 1 to pos. 1
  • and C short ball on 3 meter 
  • 1 defends all balls back to attacker
  • 2 is next

4-x-defend-long-short

Per player 1 ball:

  • throw up the ball for yourself and stop it through reception (bend your knees well)
  • same exercise but now play OH first
  • same exercise but play BH
  • combination, play OH, control BH and catch in reception
  • Make a circle.
  • Everyone with the ball.
  • 1 person in the middle without the ball.
  • Take turns hitting or poking the ball.
  • The person in the middle must defend the ball back.
  • Quickly after each other.
  • 3 laps and then the next.

Side a: 1 person on position 5 and 1 person on position 6 & 1 server on position 1 and 1 server on position 5Side
b: 1 person on position 5 and 1 person on position 6 & 1 server on position 1 and 1 server on position 52 catching
on position 3

  • The players take turns to save to the positions
  • Every (approx.) 5' we change


Side a: 1 person at position 6 and 1 person at position 1 & 1 server at position 1 and 1 server at position 5Side
b: 1 person at position 6 and 1 person at position 1 & 1 server at position 1 and 1 server at position 52
catching

at position 3

  • The players take turns to save to the positions
  • Every (approx.) 5' we change

Side a:

  1. Lene
  2. Axelle
  3. Nobody
  4. Inne
  5. Lise
  6. Sun


Side b: Marie on position 6 - Diede on position 5

Side a
:The first set ball, Marie's serve, is played quietly to Marie and Diede. Diede and Marie play over and then it's about the point.
Side a is obliged to play diagonally (position 4) or in the street (position 2).

  • Ball 1: serve Marie
  • Ball 2: Free ball to Marie, Marie plays free over
  • Ball 3: attack Marie


gets 3 balls, at least 2 of them MUST be scored. If no 2 balls scored, 5 sit-ups